Pothole problem disrupts U.S. 59 South at Little York Road

Fearing that a large pothole could grow and cause major problems, highway crews have closed three southbound lanes of U.S. 59 at Little York Road until Tuesday morning.

Crews closed the lanes about 1 p.m. so they can fully repair the pothole, discovered Monday morning in the bridge deck above Little York, said Danny Perez, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation.

“We want to get it open for tomorrow morning’s rush hour,” Perez said.

Crews made a temporary fix earlier in the day, but Perez said crew chiefs concluded the only way to stop the hole from growing was to make a more permanent repair.

“This is something that wanted to address quickly,” he said.

Nothing is structurally wrong with the bridge, Perez said. The three lanes are closed to allow for construction equipment to get into the area, leaving the two outermost lanes of the southbound freeway open.

Although crews are scheduled to avoid the peak of the Tuesday morning commute, the closing is expected to slow traffic.

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When the crews are done there, think they could make a quick stop-over and fix a pothole on Westheimer Blvd? It’s the pothole in the right lane, stretching from Bagby Street to Buffalo Speedway, in both directions.

The gas tax in Texas has not been raised since 1991 and stands at 20 cents per gallon. That’s about a 40% decrease over time with inflation. Since there is no appetite in Austin to raise taxes, I wouldn’t count on any of the roads improving anytime soon.

Jon…least you and others forget….ask how much the city and state take in as a result of the toll ways. Your point can be argued but I would argue that this is a tax that we can not write off. There are many that pay $80 per month to use the toll way and they are paying almost $1000 per year. Multiply that by millions and you see the state is getting rich.